--- title: minetest --- # [linuxserver/minetest](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minetest) [![Scarf.io pulls](https://scarf.sh/installs-badge/linuxserver-ci/linuxserver%2Fminetest?color=94398d&label-color=555555&logo-color=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&package-type=docker)](https://scarf.sh/gateway/linuxserver-ci/docker/linuxserver%2Fminetest) [![GitHub Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/linuxserver/docker-minetest.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&logo=github)](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minetest) [![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/linuxserver/docker-minetest.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&logo=github)](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minetest/releases) [![GitHub Package Repository](https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=linuxserver.io&message=GitHub%20Package&logo=github)](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minetest/packages) [![GitLab Container Registry](https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=linuxserver.io&message=GitLab%20Registry&logo=gitlab)](https://gitlab.com/linuxserver.io/docker-minetest/container_registry) [![Quay.io](https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=linuxserver.io&message=Quay.io)](https://quay.io/repository/linuxserver.io/minetest) [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/linuxserver/minetest.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=pulls&logo=docker)](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/minetest) [![Docker Stars](https://img.shields.io/docker/stars/linuxserver/minetest.svg?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=stars&logo=docker)](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/minetest) [![Jenkins Build](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/build?labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&jobUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fci.linuxserver.io%2Fjob%2FDocker-Pipeline-Builders%2Fjob%2Fdocker-minetest%2Fjob%2Fmaster%2F&logo=jenkins)](https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-minetest/job/master/) [![LSIO CI](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=CI&query=CI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fci-tests.linuxserver.io%2Flinuxserver%2Fminetest%2Flatest%2Fci-status.yml)](https://ci-tests.linuxserver.io/linuxserver/minetest/latest/index.html) [Minetest](http://www.minetest.net/) (server) is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like. [![minetest](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/beta-templates/master/lsiodev/img/minetest-icon.png)](http://www.minetest.net/) ## Supported Architectures We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://distribution.github.io/distribution/spec/manifest-v2-2/#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/). Simply pulling `lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags. The architectures supported by this image are: | Architecture | Available | Tag | | :----: | :----: | ---- | | x86-64 | ✅ | amd64-\ | | arm64 | ✅ | arm64v8-\ | | armhf | ❌ | | ## Application Setup You can find the world maps, mods folder and config files in /config/.minetest. If you want to override the advertised port, ensure you add --port in your CLI_ARGS AND ensure the internal port reflects the change, ie; if you set your advertised port to 40000 with --port 40000 then your ports declaration should be 40000:40000/udp Client and server must be the same version, please browse the tags here to pull the appropriate version for your server: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/minetest/tags ### Bundled Games As per [upstream request](https://github.com/minetest/minetest/releases/tag/5.8.0) this image no longer includes [minetest_game](https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game), so if required you will need to either install via ContentDB or download it from their repo and copy to `/config/.minetest/games/minetest` ## Usage To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli. ### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose)) ```yaml --- services: minetest: image: lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest container_name: minetest environment: - PUID=1000 - PGID=1000 - TZ=Etc/UTC - "CLI_ARGS=--gameid minetest --port 30000" #optional volumes: - /path/to/data:/config/.minetest ports: - 30000:30000/udp restart: unless-stopped ``` ### docker cli ([click here for more info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/)) ```bash docker run -d \ --name=minetest \ -e PUID=1000 \ -e PGID=1000 \ -e TZ=Etc/UTC \ -e CLI_ARGS="--gameid minetest --port 30000" `#optional` \ -p 30000:30000/udp \ -v /path/to/data:/config/.minetest \ --restart unless-stopped \ lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest ``` ## Parameters Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `:` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container. ### Ports (`-p`) | Parameter | Function | | :----: | --- | | `30000/udp` | Port Minetest listens on. | ### Environment Variables (`-e`) | Env | Function | | :----: | --- | | `PUID=1000` | for UserID - see below for explanation | | `PGID=1000` | for GroupID - see below for explanation | | `TZ=Etc/UTC` | specify a timezone to use, see this [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List). | | `CLI_ARGS=--gameid minetest --port 30000` | Optionally specify any [CLI variables](https://wiki.minetest.net/Command_line) you want to launch the app with | ### Volume Mappings (`-v`) | Volume | Function | | :----: | --- | | `/config/.minetest` | Where minetest stores config files and maps etc. | #### Miscellaneous Options | Parameter | Function | | :-----: | --- | ## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets) You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`. As an example: ```bash -e FILE__MYVAR=/run/secrets/mysecretvariable ``` Will set the environment variable `MYVAR` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretvariable` file. ## Umask for running applications For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting. Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support. ## User / Group Identifiers When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`. Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic. In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id your_user` as below: ```bash id your_user ``` Example output: ```text uid=1000(your_user) gid=1000(your_user) groups=1000(your_user) ``` ## Docker Mods [![Docker Mods](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=minetest&query=%24.mods%5B%27minetest%27%5D.mod_count&url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Flinuxserver%2Fdocker-mods%2Fmaster%2Fmod-list.yml)](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=minetest "view available mods for this container.") [![Docker Universal Mods](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=universal&query=%24.mods%5B%27universal%27%5D.mod_count&url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Flinuxserver%2Fdocker-mods%2Fmaster%2Fmod-list.yml)](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=universal "view available universal mods.") We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above. ## Support Info * Shell access whilst the container is running: ```bash docker exec -it minetest /bin/bash ``` * To monitor the logs of the container in realtime: ```bash docker logs -f minetest ``` * Container version number: ```bash docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' minetest ``` * Image version number: ```bash docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest ``` ## Updating Info Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (noted in the relevant readme.md), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the [Application Setup](#application-setup) section above to see if it is recommended for the image. Below are the instructions for updating containers: ### Via Docker Compose * Update images: * All images: ```bash docker-compose pull ``` * Single image: ```bash docker-compose pull minetest ``` * Update containers: * All containers: ```bash docker-compose up -d ``` * Single container: ```bash docker-compose up -d minetest ``` * You can also remove the old dangling images: ```bash docker image prune ``` ### Via Docker Run * Update the image: ```bash docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest ``` * Stop the running container: ```bash docker stop minetest ``` * Delete the container: ```bash docker rm minetest ``` * Recreate a new container with the same docker run parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your `/config` folder and settings will be preserved) * You can also remove the old dangling images: ```bash docker image prune ``` ### Image Update Notifications - Diun (Docker Image Update Notifier) !!! tip We recommend [Diun](https://crazymax.dev/diun/) for update notifications. Other tools that automatically update containers unattended are not recommended or supported. ## Building locally If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic: ```bash git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minetest.git cd docker-minetest docker build \ --no-cache \ --pull \ -t lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:latest . ``` The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware using `multiarch/qemu-user-static` ```bash docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset ``` Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64`. ## Versions * **26.01.24:** - Temporaroly pin irrlicht to continue building pending a bugfix release. * **23.12.23:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.19. * **12.07.23:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.18, remove minetest_game. * **06.07.23:** - Deprecate armhf. As announced [here](https://www.linuxserver.io/blog/a-farewell-to-arm-hf) * **09.04.23:** - Build logic changes to copy devtest to default games. * **17.03.23:** - Fix CLI_ARGS example in readme. * **23.02.23:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.17, migrate to s6v3. * **06.08.22:** - Update irrlicht deps. * **02.05.22:** - Allow specifying the advertised port. * **17.03.22:** - Install forked irrlicht, add zstd. * **19.01.22:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.15. * **02.06.20:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.12. * **19.12.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.11. * **12.07.19:** - Bugfix to support multiple CLI variables. * **28.06.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.10. * **03.06.19:** - Adding custom cli vars to options. * **23.03.19:** - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag. * **04.03.19:** - Rebase to alpine 3.9 to compile 5.0.0 minetest with new build args. * **14.01.19:** - Add pipeline logic and multi arch. * **08.08.18:** - Rebase to alpine 3.8, build from latest release tag instead of master. * **03.01.18:** - Deprecate cpu_core routine lack of scaling. * **08.12.17:** - Rebase to alpine 3.7. * **30.11.17:** - Use cpu core counting routine to speed up build time. * **26.05.17:** - Rebase to alpine 3.6. * **14.02.17:** - Rebase to alpine 3.5. * **25.11.16:** - Rebase to alpine linux, move to main repo. * **27.02.16:** - Bump to latest version. * **19.02.16:** - Change port to UDP, thanks to slashopt for pointing this out. * **15.02.16:** - Make minetest app a service. * **01.02.16:** - Add lua-socket dependency. * **06.11.15:** - Initial Release.